A Thai Navy instructor touches the head of a cobra in front of U.S. Marines during a jungle survival exercise as part of the Cobra Gold 2012 joint military exercise in Satthahip, Thailand, Feb. 13, 2012.

U.S. Marines were introduced to some of the extreme cuisine on offer in the jungle — bugs and snake blood anyone? — during a lesson in survival with the Thai Navy. It was part of “Cobra Gold 2012,” a joint military exercise in the Chon Buri Province of Thailand on Monday. The three-week event includes about 14,000 military members from Thailand, U.S., Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea.